Commission nominates 9 for 3 court openings

At 6:36 p.m. an email alert came from the Iowa Judicial Branch. The Judicial Nominating Commission has chosen its nine nominees for the three openings on the Iowa Supreme Court. The commission began conducting individual interviews with each of the 60 applicants on Monday and concluded those interviews earlier this afternoon. Read the names of the nine they’ve nominated below.

Commission Names Nominees for Iowa Supreme Court

Des Moines, Iowa, January 27, 2011—After completing public interviews of all 60 applicants, the State Judicial Nominating Commission has selected a slate of nine nominees to fill the vacancies on the Iowa Supreme Court that occurred when the terms of Chief Justice Marsha Ternus, Justice Michael Streit and Justice David Baker ended on December 31, 2010. The nominees are:

Governor Branstad has thirty days in which to make the appointments to the court from this slate of nominees. A summary resume, completed questionnaire and writing samples for each candidate are posted here on the Judicial Branch website.

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